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FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF

FBDC

Market price

$16.81

Source / date

Yahoo Finance chart · 10/2/2026, 8:00:00 PM

Exchange-traded prices may be delayed or unavailable from the quote provider. Company P/E-based scores, DCF valuation and forensic analysis do not apply to this listing; the analysis below uses the framework appropriate to its investment type.

DeepScreen investment analysis

ETF basket analysis

Refreshed 10/3/2026, 6:23:33 AM

Sources used: Yahoo Finance · Yahoo Finance holding fundamentals · Yahoo Finance fund risk/management statistics · NYSE history 2025-06-30 to 2026-10-02
1

Basket and structure

What the ETF owns and how the reported portfolio is classified.

Benchmark / index
Financial
Fund family
First Trust
Provider listing name
FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF

Market listing label; not a verified fund-family disclosure.

Legal structure
Exchange Traded Fund
Inception
2007-05-25
First recorded trade
2025-06-30

Provider's first available trade, not necessarily fund launch.

2

Price history

Returns and risk calculated from available adjusted-price history, not a benchmark comparison.

1Y return
-4%
52-week high
$20.17
52-week low
$16.27
3

Holding quality and valuation

Weighted fundamentals are calculated only across holdings for which usable company fundamentals are available.

Weighted ROE
8.57%

78.1% of reported weight covered.

Weighted earnings growth
-9.31%
Weighted debt / equity
1.11
Portfolio P/B
0.97
4

Risk and concentration

Portfolio concentration plus realized and provider-published risk statistics.

Top-10 weight
78.1%
Largest sector
financial_services · 100%
Top-3 sector weight
100%
3Y max drawdown
-19.79%
5Y max drawdown
-19.79%
3Y volatility
17.55%
Beta
0.49
5

Cost and execution

Ownership cost, tracking quality and exchange-trading friction where the source publishes them.

Expense ratio / TER
12.44%
Bid / ask spread
68.74%
Premium / discount to NAV
-1.001%
AUM
$35.11M
Average volume
11.83K
Latest session volume
22.71K

Not an average.

Top reported holdings

HoldingSymbolWeight
Main Street Capital CorpMAIN12.63%
Hercules Capital IncHTGC11.24%
Ares Capital CorpARCC9.6%
Golub Capital BDC IncGBDC9.15%
Sixth Street Specialty Lending IncTSLX8.26%
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Ordinary SharesBXSL6.58%
Blue Owl Capital Corp Ordinary SharesOBDC6.45%
Barings BDC IncBBDC5.29%
Capital Southwest CorpCSWC4.76%
New Mountain Finance CorpNMFC4.17%

DeepScreen displays verified values returned by its current sources. Metrics without a verified value are omitted rather than shown as empty placeholder cards.

Investment FAQ

Questions about FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF

Research answers for FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF (FBDC) using the analysis framework appropriate to a ETF.

ETF FAQ

What is FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF (FBDC)?
FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF is listed by DeepScreen as an exchange-traded fund. An ETF represents a portfolio of underlying assets while its units trade on an exchange during market hours. Research the fund's benchmark or strategy, holdings, concentration, costs, tracking quality and trading liquidity rather than evaluating it as a single operating company.
How should I analyze FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF?
Analyze FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF as a basket. Check what index or strategy it follows, the weight of its largest holdings and sectors, portfolio valuation and quality where meaningful, historical drawdown and volatility, expense ratio, tracking difference, tracking error, bid-ask spread, AUM, volume and premium or discount to NAV.
Why can FBDC trade at a premium or discount to NAV?
FBDC's exchange price is set by buyers and sellers while NAV reflects the value of the underlying portfolio. Differences in liquidity, trading hours, market stress or the pricing of underlying assets can create a premium or discount. Large or persistent gaps can increase the effective cost of trading the ETF.
What tracking metrics matter for FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF?
For a benchmark-tracking ETF, compare both tracking difference and tracking error. Tracking difference shows how far the fund's return has lagged or exceeded its benchmark over a period, while tracking error measures how variable that gap has been. Fees, cash holdings, rebalancing and implementation costs can affect both.
Is FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF a good ETF to buy?
DeepScreen does not provide a personalized buy recommendation. Assess whether FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF's benchmark or strategy, concentration, costs, tracking, liquidity and risk fit the exposure you are researching, and verify the issuer's latest factsheet and prospectus before making an investment decision.